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HARVEY SEWABD, or PETERSBUBG, vinemm hssmnoa T0 SEWARI) TRUNKAND BAG COMPANY, OF PETERSBURG, VIRGINIA, A CORPORATION or vmemmq.

WARDROBE-TRUNK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 9, 1919.

Application filed December 28, 1915. Serial No. 69,003.

This invention relates to certain new and nseiul improvements in wardrobe trunks,

and is in the nature of an improvement on my Patent #l,135,-*l0%t, for wardrobe trunk, granted to me April 13,1915, the object being to improve the generabconstruction oi gate hanger and manner of mounting the same within the hanging compartment oi the trunk.

Another object of niyinveution to pro vide a gate hanger which is exceedingly simple and cheap in construction and one in which the parts thereoiarc so connected that an exceedingly strong and durable hanger is formed.

Another object of the invention. is to provide novel means for n'iounting the gate hanger Within the hangii'ig compartl'nent of the trunk insuch a manner that the same will be supported by the side and end wall of the trunk.

Other and further objects and advantages of the invention will be hereinafter set forth and the novel. features thereof delined by the appended claims.

In the drawings-- y 'liigure l, is a front elevation of a portlon ot a wardrobe trunk showing my improved construction of gate hanger in closed position within the hanging compartment thereof; p t

Fig. 2, is a horizontal section throughthe trunk showing the gate hanger in full lines in closed position within thehanging conipartment and in dotted lines, swung outwardly therefrom; and

Fig. 8, is a perspective of my improved construction of gate hanger and means for mounting the same, the parts be ng 11 position to be assembled. 1 y I Like numerals of reference refer to like parts in the several figures of the drawings. In the drawings, 1 indicates the body por tion of a wardrobe trunk which is provided 1 with the usual drawers, 2 the cover therefor i which is provided witha hanging compartmentB, said cover portion being pivotally connected to the body ')ortion by hinges in the ordinary manner so as to allow the cover portion. to move in respect to the body portion.

The upper ends of the body portion and cover portion are provided with swelled portions so as to prevent the trunk from being placed upon this end when the same is being used or shipped.

Secured [within the hanging con'ipartment on the inner face of the side opposite to its connection with the body portion and the inner face of a top portion of the hanging com'partnnant is an angled L-shaped support 5 which is preferably secured to the trunk by rivets passing through the wall thereof, as clearly shown.

Arranged over the support .3 is a bracket; (3 the horizontal. portion oil which extends inwardly under the top oi? the liai'iging coinpartment and is secured to the top of the I trunk by rivets passing therethrongh, the portlon overlying the angled supportlng;

member 5 being also secured to the side of the trunk by rivets some of these rivets passing through the support 5 and bracket 6 in such a maimerthat the support 5 and bracket 6 are securely fastened to the end andside of the trunk. p

Some of the rivets employed for fastening the bracket and angled support to the trunk pass through the braces and perform the double function of holding the support and braclzetin position within the trunk and for fastening the reinforcing members on theouter iiace thereof.

The angled support 5 is arranged within the hanging compartment adjacent the edge thereof and is provided with spaced bearingmembers 7 and 8 in which is mounted the upper and lower ends of a pintleinclosecl by clips 10a11d 11, which embrace the pintle; said clips 10 and 11 being secured to the angled support 5 by rivets which pass through suitable openings formed therein and openings formed in the bearings vane 8 so as to completely inclose the ends of the pintle.

The pintle 1s prevented from moving ver tically within thebearings 7 and 8 .by the flap portions 8'. The pintle 9 is carried by the. U-shaped end member 12 of a gate hanger 13 which is formed of parallel'bars 1 1 connected together at one end by the end member 12 and at its opposite end by a U-shaped connecting member 15. y

The end member 12 is provided with a substantially circular portion to receive the pintle and a U-shaped portion adapted to embrace the ends of the bars 11 and be secured thereto by rivets passing transversely through the same.

The end member 15 is also secured by rivets over the opposite endsoif the bars 14: forming the gate hanger and has a length greater than the distance between the bars so as to project outwardly above and below the same. By constructing a gate hanger frame in this manner, an exceedingly strong and rigid frame is formed so as to withstand the strain to which it is subjected, as will be later described.

Connected to the parallel bars 14 of the gate hanger 13 are brackets formed of two ieces, the supporting portio1r16 of each bracket being formed of a str p of metal bent into substantially U-shape form having ears 16 through which rivets pass for securing the same to the upper bar let of the gate hanger, the free end of said supporting portion of the bracket being bent upwardly and apertured to form a stop 17 "for limiting the outward movement of the garment hangers 18 mounted thereon. n v The supporting portion of each bracket is provided with a brace 19 formed 'of a strip of metal bent into substantlally U- shaped form havin ears 19' for securing the same to the lower horizontal bar; the upper portion of each brace being contracted and having its walls apertured adapted to ahne with apertured ears 16' formed on the supporting portion through which a rivet passes for securing the brace portion to the supporting portion of each bracket. Bythis construction, a two-piece bracket is formed having a horizontal supporting portion forn1- ing a support for one end of a garment hanger and by the use of two brackets 1n connection with the rate hanger, a two-point suspension is former: for the garment hangers so as to prevent the garment hangers from swinging, when garments are placed thereonmand to provide novel means for supporting the garment hangers in order to allow the same to'be readily placed in position, upon the supportin portions of the brackets and be removed t erefronn In order to provide means for locking the gate hanger in closed positionwithin the hanging, compartment of the wardrobe trunk after the garments have been placed hanger in such position that the same can be readily manipulated.

The spring-actuated latch cooperates with by end pieces, one end piece carrying a pivo ted latch and the opposite end piece, a pintle for supporting the frame in such a manner that the same can be readily swung outwardly as shown in dotted lines or inwardly into closed position within the hanging compartment of the trunk, novel supporting means being provided within the hanging compartment for supporting the bearings for the pintle so as to place the strain of the gate hanger upon the side and end of the trunk.

It will also be seen that I have provided novel means for mounting the gate hanger to withstand the strain to which it is subjectedby providing an angled support, one arm of which is connected to the end of the trunk and the other to the side, and over which is arranged a bracket so as toso connect the support for the gate hanger to the body of the trunk, that the same will be supported from two points and by connecting the bracket and support tothe trunk by rivets which pass through the body thereof and are connected to the reinforcing members of the trunk,the gate hanger willbe supported so that the same will not sag when the garment hangers carried thereby, are full of clothes.

I claim:

1. A wardrobe trunk, composed of two sections pivotally connected together, one section having a hanging compartment, an angled support L-shaped in cross section having one of its sides secured to the end and side wall of said hanging compartment, a bracket arranged over said support at rightangles thereto and secured to the end and side wall of said co'inpartment, said support having a bearing secured to theother side thereof, and a gate hanger provided with a pintle mouned in said bearings.

2. In a wardrobe trunk, the comblnation with a hanging. compartment, of an angled support"L-shaped in cross section having one of its sides secured to the end and top wall of said compartment, spaced bearings secured to said support, and a gatehanger pivotally mounted in said bearings. 3. In a wardrobe trunk, the combination with the hanging compartment thereof, of

an angled support L-shaped in cross section secured to the wall thereof, a bracket secured over said support to the walls thereof and at right angles thereto, spaced bearings carried by one of the sides of said support, and a gate hanger having a pintle mounted in said bearings.

4. In'a wardrobe trunk, a support for gate-hangers, comprising a bracket, and an L-shaped support arranged upon one another on the inner face of the hanging compartment of said trunk and at right angles to one another, said bracket and support being secured to the top and end walls thereof by rivets passing transversely through said support and bracket.

A gate-hanger for wardrobe trunks, comprising a pair of parallel bars connected together by end members, said end members being substantially U-shaped in cross section to receive the ends of said bars, brackets extending laterally from said hanger, and a pintle secured in one of said end members.

6. A gate-hanger, comprising a frame formed of parallel bars connected together by end members, smced two piece brackets connected to said bars, said brackets comprising a supporting portion connected to the top bar, and a brace connecting said supporting portion to the lower bar, said supporting portion being provided With an upturned end;

7 A gate-hanger, comprising a frame formed of parallel bars and end members, said end members being substantially 'U- shaped in cross section to receive the ends of said bars, spaced b 'aekets connected to said bars, each of said brackets comprising a supporting portion having an upturned end, and a brace connecting said supporting portion to the lower bar of said frame.

8. In a wardrobe trunk, the combination With the hanging compartment thereof, of a support secured to the side and inner face of the top within the hanging compartment, said support being provided with two-piece bearings, a gate-hanger provided with spaced parallel supports, a pintle carried by said hanger mounted in said bearings, a catch secured Within the hanging compartment to the opposite side from the support, and a pivoted latch carried by the gatehanger cooperating with said catch.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

HARVEY SEWARD.

Witnesses:

E. H. HoY, A. E. Jones.

Copies of this potent may be obtained [or five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of latentl,

Washington, D. 0. 

